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Obama’s Worst Pakistan Nightmare
nytimes.com - 1/11/2009
Obama’s Worst Pakistan Nightmare
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The biggest fear is not jihadists taking control of the border regions. It’s what happens if the country’s nuclear arsenal falls into the wrong hands. >
getafghanistanright.com - 1/12/2009
Get Afghanistan Right!
— getafghanistanright.com — Get Afghanistan Right Week posted on January 12th, 2009 by Jason Rosenbaum at The Seminal As you... may have noticed or may have heard, The Seminal has a new project that is going public this week. Along with fellow bloggers, journalists, and ... (more) Get Afghanistan Right!

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longwarjournal.org - 1/7/2009
Mumbai handlers in Pakistan cheer after ordering murders over phone
— longwarjournal.org — The Pakistan-based handlers of the Mumbai terrorists ordered the murders of civilians over the phone and cheered... after hearing the gunfire, according to the dossier of evidence India provided to the Pakistani government. The documents, obtained by ... (more) Mumbai handlers in Pakistan cheer after ordering murders ...

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Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama
dawn.com - 1/14/2009
Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama
— dawn.com — Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama's priority: Hillary By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Jan 13: US Secretary of State-designate... Hillary Rodham Clinton told her confirmation hearing on Tuesday that fighting terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan would be ... (more) Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama

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NYT’s Sanger Sure Gets It Wrong - US Did Sell Israel Bombs for Iran Attack
Firedoglake — ... David Sanger has been a very busy chief Washington correspondent. His report on the “sheer scariness” of the insecurity of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal appears today in the New York Times Magazine, but he also had a major article in the paper yesterday. The Saturday article, " ...

"Laura Bush is not alone,...
Daimnation! — ... Also: scary Pakistani nuke stuff in the NY Times Sunday Magazine--and some dubiously responsible reporting about US signals intelligence capabilities (near the end of the article): ...

Richard Clarke smacks down Cheney, et. al.
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... And where are we now? On the eve of Obama’s inauguration, David Sanger reported in The Times that military and nuclear experts agree that if “a real-life crisis” breaks out in Pakistan “it is unlikely that anyone would be able to assure an American president, with confidence, that he knew where all of Pakistan’s weapons were — or that none were in the hands of Islamic extremists.” ...

Frank Rich: Who Is to Blame for the Next Attack?
The Political Carnival — ... And where are we now? On the eve of Obama’s inauguration, David Sanger reported in The Times that military and nuclear experts agree that if “a real-life crisis” breaks out in Pakistan “it is unlikely that anyone would be able to assure an American president, with confidence, that he knew where all of Pakistan’s weapons were — or that none were in the hands of Islamic extremists.” ...

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